RA Flashcards
1
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RF
A
Genetic Gender Horms Smoking Infec Env Winter
2
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Px
A
Swell, red, warm, nodules, pain, stiff Tendon rupt Wl Sweating Dry eyes Pulm fibrosis, pleural inv, brinchiolitis, CP CP, pericardial inv, fibrosis, valve probs Amyloidosis Hepatomegaly Dep Skin ulcer
3
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Ix
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Bloods- ESR, CRP, FBC, LFT, uric acid, RF, anti CCP
XR- swell soft tiss, osteopenia, eros, loss jnt sp.
4
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Mx
A
Exercise Physio, OT Analgesia Hydrocortisone, prednisolone DMARD- azathioprine, ciclosporin, hydrochloroquine, methotrexate. Infliximab, adalimumab Arthroscopy, arthroplasty.